Kahn Project Fellowships

Kahn projects bring together 18 fellows, comprised of Smith faculty, staff, and students, Five College faculty, and visiting scholars, 平等参与，在合作和跨学科的环境中探索不同的研究领域. 每个卡恩项目都是由澳门葡京博彩软件的教员提出和设计的，他们是项目的组织研究员. 

Long-term Projects

一项长期的卡恩计划发展了知识分子的联谊，并促进了学生和教师之间界限的澳门葡京博彩软件社区. 教师和学生研究员在一个学期或一年内每周见面，平等地一起工作, discussing and debating the complex issues surrounding the seminar’s research questions. To build community, 研究员们在研讨会之前或之后一起吃饭，提供了一个在更非正式和放松的环境中讨论他们的工作的机会.

Short-term Projects

短期项目为澳门葡京博彩软件和五所学院的教师提供了新的背景，让他们探索与自己的研究有关的共同知识问题，并可能为未来的长期项目奠定基础. 短期项目形式是灵活的，但通常在较短的时间框架内进行. Short-term projects often include public events, panels or forums, film screenings, workshops, field trips and other activities over the course of two to three days, a weekend, or a series of daylong symposia.

Pitching and Participating in Projects

每年为有兴趣了解更多的教师和学生举行信息会议 long-term projects. See the Projects page for additional information about projects currently recruiting and about proposing short- and long-term projects.

Faculty Fellowships

All current and emeriti Smith faculty, as well as Smith staff members and faculty from the Five Colleges, are eligible to become fellows in Kahn Institute projects. See the projects page to learn about opportunities.

Organizing fellows propose projects to the Kahn Institute director. After a project is approved by the director and the Kahn Advisory Committee, 其组织研究员与主任和卡恩的工作人员一起选择参与计划的成员，并制定相关公共活动的计划.

主任与组织奖学金学生一起起草一份简明的计划声明，用于公告和宣传. 组织奖学生可能会被邀请与卡恩研究所咨询委员会会面讨论他们的计划.

During the project year, organizing fellows direct the project's weekly seminar, 为学生研究员的工作提供全面的监督(尽管他们中的大多数将直接与其他教员研究员或独立工作), and work closely with the Kahn Institute staff. The staff handles the many details that keep a project running smoothly, 包括协调和宣传所有公共活动，管理财务和预算事务以及幕后工作.

Fellows organizing year-long projects are released from teaching one course. The year preceding the project can be a busy one for organizing fellows, for they must help select project fellows, periodically meet with them and the Kahn Advisory Committee, 并与卡恩项目经理一起决定公共活动的范围和时间. 组织研究员可以选择在计划年度而不是在项目年度进行为期一个学期的课程释放. At the conclusion of a project, organizing fellows must submit a reasonably detailed report for the institute’s records, including suggestions for improving the operation of future Kahn projects.

一个项目的教员研究员每周与卡恩研究所的学生研究员一起参加两小时的研讨会.

During these meetings, 组织和教师研究员发展他们的研究，并在进展中相互批评工作. Fellows may also invite scholars, artists and others to share their research and to participate in events, such as films, lectures and performances that are open to the college and the broader community.

奖学金是在每周一次的午餐或晚餐中培养的，所有的教师和学生研究员都参加一个项目. In general, 这顿饭紧随讨论会之后，为研究员们提供了一个相互了解的机会，并在一个更非正式的环境中讨论他们的兴趣和当天的主题.

每个长期项目通常包括大约14名教员研究员和4名学生研究员. 长期项目的目标之一是培养教师和学生平等参与的澳门葡京博彩软件社区, where the line between student and teacher is dissolved.

教员研究员也可以参加短期项目，为探索与他们自己的研究有关的共同知识关注的主题提供新的背景. The structure and duration of short-term projects vary; they can be adapted to meet a variety of needs. Short-term projects include activities such as workshops, meetings, panel discussions, public lectures and symposia.

The Kahn Institute provides budgetary, 为项目活动和公众活动提供组织和宣传支持，包括酬金, travel, accommodations, and other expenses for visitors who are invited to lecture and engage with the project. The institute also provides funds, organizational support for all project activities, and publicity for public events. Smith Faculty Fellows receive research grants in the amount of $3,000 for yearlong projects and $1,500 for one-semester projects. Project organizers receive a course release in addition to a research grant. Junior faculty may opt for a course release or a research grant. Five College Faculty Fellows receive an honorarium between $1,500-$3,000 depending on the length of the project.

Long-term projects recruit faculty fellows early in the fall semester. Short-term projects recruit fellows approximately eight weeks before they are scheduled. Applications are posted online when they are open.

Questions about applying for Kahn project participation may be directed to Kahn Institute staff.

Student Fellowships

卡恩学生研究员在更广泛的项目主题中研究他们自己的独立问题. They participate as equals with faculty fellows in weekly seminar meetings, meals, and special events throughout the project. 

大多数学生之前没有多少确定研究主题或进行原创性研究的经验, so the institute established a research orientation program for student fellows. 重要的是，学生研究员要参加春季的迎新活动，并在秋季早些时候回到校园参加开学前举行的迎新研讨会.

A Kahn student fellow is an enrolled Smith College junior or senior who

  • will be on campus during the project semester
  • is prepared to take initiative in conducting independent research
  • takes themselves seriously as a scholar
  • is sufficiently confident to present their research to faculty and visiting experts.

Student Fellows are expected to

  • 制定一个重要的智力问题，并在整个项目年度中对其进行研究. 
  • read five or six key works on their topic over the summer before the project year.
  • participate in an orientation and training program.
  • 参加所有项目的每周讨论会和聚餐，以及项目的特别活动.
  • participate equally and in collaboration with faculty members. 
  • present their research.

Submit an application via Google Forms no later than Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Include:

  • A research description.
  • Names of three Smith faculty members as references. 
  • A current resume.
  • An unofficial transcript. 

Students may apply for only one Kahn project during a given year.

February 20, 2024

 Deadline for student fellowship applications

Week of 
March 4

 Candidate Interviews
Week of
March 11		 Finalists & waitlist notifications sent
April 2024 Project Kickoff Meetings, Library Research Session

May-August 2024

 Summer reading and research, Prepare & submit research questions and annotated bibliography
Late August, early September Mandatory Kahn Institute Student Fellows Orientation

Visiting & Senior Fellowships

Visiting Fellows

访问研究员由研究所主任根据组织研究员的建议任命. Appointment lengths vary based on project needs and the fellows’ availability. Visiting fellows participate in public events and in weekly meetings, working closely with faculty and student fellows. The Kahn Advisory Committee, 与肯尼迪和尼尔森客座教授的遴选委员会合作, 鼓励教师设计提案，包括未来的肯尼迪或尼尔森教授.

Senior Fellows

卡恩高级研究员由教务长/院长根据研究所主任的建议任命. 这些杰出的奖学金使教职员工能够从他们为期一年的卡恩项目中获得机会. To qualify for a Kahn senior fellowship, 你必须是资深教职员或最近的退休人员，并且是卡恩项目的组织成员.

Donald Robinson

Kahn Institute Faculty

Charles N. Clark Professor Emeritus of Government

Don Robinson

Peter I. Rose

Anthropology

Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology

Peter Rose

Marjorie Senechal

Mathematics & Statistics

Louise Wolff Kahn Professor Emerita in Mathematics and History of Science & Technology

Marjorie Senechal